LATONOVÁ, Veronika. The Portrayal of Heroes in Children´s Literature. In Diana Adamová a Gabriela Rykalová. Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Text Analysis/Perspektiven der Textanalyse im 21. Jahrhundert. 1st ed. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2021, p. 43-54. ISBN 978-80-7510-481-6.
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Original name The Portrayal of Heroes in Children´s Literature
Authors LATONOVÁ, Veronika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition 1. vyd. Opava, Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Text Analysis/Perspektiven der Textanalyse im 21. Jahrhundert, p. 43-54, 12 pp. 2021.
Publisher Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
RIV identification code RIV/47813059:19240/21:A0000929
Organization unit Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
ISBN 978-80-7510-481-6
Keywords in English heroes; children’s literature; fantasy; monomyth; Coraline; Bridge to Terabithia
Tags SGS12020, ÚCJ
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Abstract
This paper deals with the portrayal of heroes in children’s literature. Firstly, the concept of heroism is briefly introduced with its role in children’s literature. Then the focus is placed on individual protagonists from novels Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and their analysis in the context of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth. Finally, it compares both presented protagonists with a focus on the difference between the 20th century and 21st-century portrayal of heroism.
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